Sky Line Trail #251

The Sky Line trail within the Espanola Ranger District is 5.1 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 83 and ends at Ski Area.

The Sky Line Trail then continues on the Pecos/Las Vegas District to the North along the high ridges of the Pecos Wilderness, making a Horseshoe shaped circuit around the Wilderness. The Skyline Trail, is the longest trail in the Pecos Wilderness, traversing approximately 50 miles of ridges and high passes all the way around the Pecos drainage basin.  The trail crosses three Ranger Districts and falls within both the Carson and Santa Fe National Forests.  Hikers must be in good physical condition and acclimated to high altitudes.  Careful planning is required to avoid exposed ridges and high passes during inclement weather and lightning storms.  These high exposed ridges are best hiked first thing in the morning before the storms build up. 

Most sections of the Skyline Trail are open. Due to the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, Skyline Trail south of its junction with Lost Lake Trail #380 is closed.